"Amsterdam, the "life" of the continent" Amsterdam by Upstate1NY

Amsterdam Travel Guide: 10,043 reviews and 20,825 photos

City of "preferace" as a tourist distination

The truely "quintessential" image of The Netherlands. The Dutch have never been afraid of hard work, especially when that work was multiplied in its return, energy for effort. Along the coastline, wind is "free", it came with the "territory". It is the "value for value" thinking that has set the "tone" for Dutch reasoning and their image as "driving a hard bargin".
Windmills have been "THE" image of "Holland" (The Netherlands) for as long as any of us can remember!

Amsterdam, canals, canals, canals

One canal, six bridges!

If Windmills are the "image" of "Holland" then canals are the image of Amsterdam..
But I decided that even with as many canals as it has, there are at least 10 times as many bridges as canals(of necessity, of course!).

Pros and Cons

Pros:LOTS to see and do
Cons:Two weeks, is too little you will be too weak as well.

Last visit to Amsterdam: Jun 2001
Intro Updated Aug 3, 2004
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Reviews (7)

Anticlerical attitudes i.e. "I hate the... Warnings and Dangers (1)

Oude Kerk, and the "picture gallary" Oude Kerk was host to an exhibition of photographs by World Press Photographers.... more travel advice

Floating temple to American style... Things to Do (3)

This "example" (?) of an Amsterdam "House Boat" looks more like a temple to American style Suburbia than just about... more travel advice

If a rainy day should interrupt your... Things to Do (3)

The Rijkmuseum is a TERRIFIC place to absorbe some history, you can even see a "Rembrandt" or two. BUT this being the... more travel advice

Space, peace, serinity, a "green area"... Off The Beaten Path (2)

Begijnhof,the photo of the plaque says just about all that needs to be said about this area except that it does not... more travel advice

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The "Circle" tram (is no longer...

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RoboMoose Jul 19, 2007 at 7:29 PM

You sound like a real jerk.
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pmbrtn Apr 3, 2007 at 2:48 AM

You are confusing the Oude Kerk and the Nieuwe Kerk here. It is the Nieuwe Kerk that houses the World Press Photography exhibition, and indeed, it is no longer a church, just a building that looks like one :-)
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Rshepard Jul 12, 2006 at 8:48 AM

Thanks for the info. Sounds good to me. Another reason to move to Holland -- no right-wing irritants telling me how to live my life because they have a bible that tells them so.
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garridogal Dec 17, 2005 at 8:05 PM

Wow! Look at all that sunshine! Are you sure you were in The Netherlands? ; )
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hunterV Feb 19, 2005 at 1:05 PM

Very nice indeed, a great city I'd love to go there one day...
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JetlagCity Aug 10, 2004 at 10:12 AM

Great pictures of this wonderful city! I wish I could have visited it for more than one day!
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pieter_jan_v Aug 5, 2004 at 1:25 PM

Great travelogue pictures. PJ